Absentee Voting

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In-Person Absentee Voting Hours

In-person absentee voting (also known as "early voting") at City Hall occurs the two weeks prior to the election in the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours.

You will need to show your acceptable photo ID for voting when voting by in-person absentee ballot. More information about acceptable photo IDs can be found at www.bringit.wi.gov.

Dates/times for upcoming elections:

For the April 1 Spring Election (City Hall Clerk's Office, second floor)

March 18-21: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
March 22: 9 AM - 2:00 PM
March 24: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
March 25: 8 AM - 6:00 PM
March 26-27: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
March 28: 8 AM - 5:00 PM

How to obtain an Absentee Ballot to be mailed to you

If you are not registered to vote in Wauwatosa, you must register before you can obtain an absentee ballot.

Ways to request an absentee ballot to be mailed to you:

Option 1 - The easiest and most convenient way to request an absentee ballot is through the State of Wisconsin's MyVote website at www.myvote.wi.gov.
Option 2 - Download, complete, and submit the EL-121 Absentee Ballot Request Form to the City Clerk's office. Include a copy of your valid photo ID with the application if you have not requested an absentee ballot via mail before. (If you have requested a ballot via mail before, your ID is on file.)
You will need to include:
- Your name
- Your birth-date
- Your Wauwatosa home address (legal voting residence; you must already be registered to vote from this address
- Your signature
- The address to which the ballot should be mailed (if different from your home address)
- Your telephone number or email address to allow elections officials to contact you if there is a problem with your absentee application
- A copy of your valid photo ID (must only be submitted the first time a by-mail absentee ballot request is made, unless an address change and re-registration occurs)
NOTE: EL-121 forms cannot be delivered to the Clerk's Office in-person. Voters must place them in the mail.
Option 3 - Request an absentee ballot via fax (414) 479-8989. The request must contain the same information as noted in Option 1.

How will I receive my Absentee Ballot?

Absentee ballots are mailed via the US postal system. If you do not receive your absentee ballot within seven days in the mail, please call our City Clerk's office: (414) 479-8917. You can also track the status of your absentee ballot at the MyVote website at www.myvote.wi.gov. The last day an absentee ballot can be mailed to a registered voter is the Thursday before an election.

Voting by Absentee Ballot

If you request that an absentee ballot be mailed to you, please include a photo copy of proper photo ID along with your absentee ballot application. The absentee ballot envelope will contain instructions for the ballot's return, as well as a return, postage-paid envelope. Make sure you sign your absentee ballot envelope; have a witness sign the envelope and include their printed name and address.
The last day to cast an in-person absentee ballot at the Clerk's office is 5:00 pm on the Friday before each election. When you cast an in-person absentee ballot at the Clerk's office, you will seal your voted ballot in a carrier envelope. The envelopes will be stored in ta secure vault and will be counted at central count processing at City Hall on Election Day.
Ballots must be returned by 8:00 PM on Election Day in order to be counted. Ballots must be returned to the City Clerk's Office, NOT the polling sites. Please note, only the voter can return his/her ballot. Exceptions are provided for voters who have a disability.

Return Absentee Ballot

Via mail
In person at the City Clerk's Office. Please note, only the voter can return his/her ballot to the Clerk's Office. Exceptions are provided for voters who have a disability.
If you are returning your absentee ballot on Election Day, please bring it directly to the City Clerk's office inside City Hall before 8:00 PM on Election Day.
In the absentee ballot drop box located in the southwest section of the sidewalk at Wauwatosa City Hall, 7725 W. North Ave.
- The absentee ballot drop box is the only box that will accept absentee ballots. Please do not place ballots in the City Hall payment drop box or the Library book deposit box.
- Only Wauwatosa ballots will be accepted. If you are not a Wauwatosa Voter, please contact your municipality to find out how to return your ballot.
- The absentee ballot drop box will close at 7:30 PM on Election Day.

Military and Overseas Absentee Voters

Military voters and voters who live permanently overseas are exempt from any requirement to provide a photo ID.
Military voters are exempt from having to register to vote.
Permanent overseas voters must register to vote, but are not required to provide proof of residence; permanent overseas voters may vote for federal offices only.
Military voters and overseas voters may apply for an absentee ballot using the Federal Post Card Application or (FPCA). This form also serves as a voter registration form for overseas voters. Ballots can be faxed or emailed to military and overseas voters, but must be returned via the postal system. Voters can also visit the State's website, MyVoteWI for voting assistance.

Indefinitely Confined Absentee Voters

Registered electors who are indefinitely confined because of age, physical illness, or infirmity may request that an absentee ballot be sent automatically for every election. Visit www.myvote.wi.gov, or submit the EL-121 Absentee Ballot Request Form to the City Clerk's office, 7725 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53213. Witness signatures on the absentee ballot envelope may be used to satisfy the photo ID requirement.

Residential Care Facility Voters

Individuals living in certain residential care facilities (i.e., CBRF, RCAC, etc.,) have the option of voting at the polls on Election Day, voting at the Clerk's office during the two weeks prior to each election, or voting at their facility when it is visited by Special Voting Deputies. By-mail absentee voting, however, is no longer an option. Witness signatures on the absentee ballot envelope may be used to satisfy the photo ID requirement.

Special Voting Deputy Voting Schedule

The Special Voting Deputy (SVD) makes visits to certain residential care facilities prior to the every election:

Hart Park Square, 6600 River Parkway
Harwood Place, 8220 Harwood Avenue
Luther Manor, 4545 N. 92nd Street
The Courtyards and Terrace at Luther Manor, 4611 and 4535 N. 92nd Street
Lutheran Home, 7500 W. North Avenue
St. Camillus Assisted Living and Memory Care, 10101 and 10201 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Oak Park Place, 1621 Rivers Bend

Second visits are scheduled if needed.

Contact

For more information, please contact the City Clerk's Office: (414) 479-8917, telections@wauwatosa.net.

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